Number Pattern Puzzles Worksheet
The trick (Find the rule): Find the gap between neighbours. The same jump? Add it again. Each number double the last? Double again. 1, 4, 9, 16? They are square numbers. Odd one out: test each number — which one breaks the rule?
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- 1.What comes next? 4, 9, 16, 25, ? (a) 37 (b) 36 (c) 34 (d) 38
- 2.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 24 (b) 12 (c) 33 (d) 32
- 3.What comes next? 8, 16, 24, 32, ? (a) 48 (b) 32 (c) 41 (d) 40
- 4.What comes next? 36, 49, 64, 81, ? (a) 102 (b) 101 (c) 98 (d) 100
- 5.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 18 (b) 51 (c) 36 (d) 42
- 6.What comes next? 1, 4, 9, 16, ? (a) 27 (b) 23 (c) 25 (d) 26
- 7.What comes next? 18, 22, 26, 30, ? (a) 30 (b) 34 (c) 35 (d) 38
- 8.What comes next? 5, 10, 20, 40, ? (a) 80 (b) 70 (c) 81 (d) 60
- 9.What comes next? 10, 17, 24, 31, ? (a) 45 (b) 39 (c) 38 (d) 31
- 10.What comes next? 7, 9, 11, 13, ? (a) 16 (b) 13 (c) 15 (d) 17
- 11.What comes next? 11, 15, 19, 23, ? (a) 31 (b) 27 (c) 23 (d) 28
- 12.What comes next? 4, 8, 16, 32, ? (a) 48 (b) 56 (c) 64 (d) 65
- 13.What comes next? 3, 6, 12, 24, ? (a) 36 (b) 49 (c) 48 (d) 42
- 14.What comes next? 16, 25, 36, 49, ? (a) 66 (b) 64 (c) 65 (d) 62
- 15.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 16 (b) 51 (c) 32 (d) 48
- 16.What comes next? 1, 7, 13, 19, ? (a) 25 (b) 19 (c) 31 (d) 26
- 17.What comes next? 1, 2, 4, 8, ? (a) 16 (b) 12 (c) 17 (d) 14
- 18.What comes next? 18, 20, 22, 24, ? (a) 27 (b) 24 (c) 28 (d) 26
- 19.What comes next? 2, 4, 8, 16, ? (a) 24 (b) 32 (c) 33 (d) 28
- 20.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 50 (b) 48 (c) 24 (d) 16
- 21.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 16 (b) 48 (c) 24 (d) 17
- 22.What comes next? 16, 23, 30, 37, ? (a) 51 (b) 37 (c) 44 (d) 45
- 23.What comes next? 2, 5, 8, 11, ? (a) 17 (b) 11 (c) 15 (d) 14
- 24.What comes next? 10, 14, 18, 22, ? (a) 30 (b) 26 (c) 22 (d) 27
- 25.What comes next? 20, 24, 28, 32, ? (a) 37 (b) 36 (c) 40 (d) 32
- 26.What comes next? 25, 36, 49, 64, ? (a) 82 (b) 81 (c) 83 (d) 79
- 27.What comes next? 5, 14, 23, 32, ? (a) 42 (b) 41 (c) 50 (d) 32
- 28.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 22 (b) 42 (c) 24 (d) 54
- 29.What comes next? 3, 9, 15, 21, ? (a) 33 (b) 21 (c) 28 (d) 27
- 30.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 9 times table? (a) 45 (b) 27 (c) 32 (d) 63
- 31.What comes next? 5, 8, 11, 14, ? (a) 20 (b) 18 (c) 17 (d) 14
- 32.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 8 times table? (a) 46 (b) 56 (c) 48 (d) 24
- 33.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 4 times table? (a) 16 (b) 20 (c) 24 (d) 15
- 34.What comes next? 8, 14, 20, 26, ? (a) 26 (b) 32 (c) 38 (d) 33
- 35.What comes next? 8, 12, 16, 20, ? (a) 28 (b) 20 (c) 24 (d) 25
- 36.What comes next? 4, 11, 18, 25, ? (a) 33 (b) 25 (c) 32 (d) 39
- 37.What comes next? 15, 18, 21, 24, ? (a) 30 (b) 27 (c) 24 (d) 28
- 38.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 6 times table? (a) 23 (b) 24 (c) 54 (d) 42
- 39.What comes next? 4, 9, 14, 19, ? (a) 19 (b) 29 (c) 25 (d) 24
- 40.Odd one out: which number is NOT in the 5 times table? (a) 46 (b) 25 (c) 40 (d) 10
Answer key
- 36
- 33
- 40
- 100
- 51
- 25
- 34
- 80
- 38
- 15
- 27
- 64
- 48
- 64
- 51
- 25
- 16
- 26
- 32
- 50
- 17
- 44
- 14
- 26
- 36
- 81
- 41
- 22
- 27
- 32
- 17
- 46
- 15
- 32
- 24
- 32
- 27
- 23
- 24
- 46
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